Body constructon



W. G. WALL. BODY CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICAIION' FILED JUNE 5. 920. 1,395,538. Patented Nov. 1, 192] I V v mINVENTOR. William G.W3ll

5 I ATTORNEYJ.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM G. WALL, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL MOTOR CAB8c VEHICLE CORPORATION, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, A CORPORA'ION OF NEWYORK.

I BODY CONSTRUCTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. June 5, 1920. Serial No. aasssr.

To all whom, it may e0 ncern:

Be it known that I, VILIJAM G. Van, a citizen of the United States,residing at In dianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana.have inventedeertain new and useful Improvements in Body (unstruction.of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to body construction. more especially to themounting of the automobile body upon the frame of the car. Hitherto thebody of the car was mounted on the top of the frame which consists oflongitudinal coannel or similar bars and cross bars securing the samerigidly together. Such body construction is compurin tircly weak and caues the body to sit high on the frame. it eing among the objects of thisinvention to obviate such disadvantages and pr duce a structure .whichis simple. rigid. and allows the body to be mounted in a lower position.

In carrying the objects of my invention into effect. l provide theordinary metal frame and form the base of the body of beams, preferablywooden. set on edge. The body is so placed on the frame that the beamspass to the outside of the channel bars and parallel with the outerfaces of the bars and are held in place by brackets on the. frame or byother suitable means.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof and inwhich sh'nilar reference characters denote similar parts.

The single figure illustrates a perspective View of a portion of anautomobile body em bodying my invrntion some parts being shown insection for olearness.

The longitudinal channel bars 1 of the frame have brackets 2 secured bybolts 3 to the lower portion thereof. The horizontal shelves t-ofbrackets .3 are a substantial distance below the top 5 of the channelbars.

The base of the body includes longitudinal beams 6 and 7 usually made ofwood. which are set on edge. as shown and rest on the shelyes 4 ofbrackets 2. Members T are secured to the beams G and project a distanceabove the upper edges of beams (l and floor 8 of the body proper issecured in members 7 resting in depressions 9 formed in the upper edgethereof, so as to leave a space it) between the bottom of the ur and thetop 5 of the channel bars. Th word it is zittizulieilto the body throughmud guard 12 and sheathing 13 is secured to the outside of the body, thesheathing having its lower end looped and overhanging the top of mudguards or running board splashers 12. i

By placing the beams 6 on edge I form a more rigid body ba e with theuse of no larger timbers than hitherto. and I am enabled to lower thebody con i ilerably. due to the body base being iitted o er and on theoutside of the frame. it. is uln'iOllF that various changes in thedetails of construction. such as the omission f beams T and allowing thefloor to rest directly on lltil'. l. may be made in the structuredescribed within the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my said invention. what l cniim as new anddesire to vsecure by Letters Patent. is:

1. In a body construction a frame. brackets secured to the outer face ofsaid frame and having their top surface a sul stantial distance belowthe top of the frame. a body base supported by the brackets andextending above the frame. and a door sup ported by the body base atsuch a point as to owl-hang and be spaced above the frame substantiallyas set forth.

2. In a body construction a fume, a body base, brackets secured to theouter face of said frame upon which said base rests. in floor secured tosaid base. said floor being a substantial distance above the top of saidframe. said base comprising beams, said beams being set on edge. andsheathing and mud guards secured to said base.

3. In a body construction a frame, a body base titted along the outerface of and parallel-with said frame. mud guards secured to said base,and sheathing also secured to said base. said sheathing overhanging thetop of said guards.

In witness whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and seal atIndianapolis. Indiana, this 2nd day of June. l nineteen hundred andtwenty.

\VILLIAM (i. WALL.

Witnesses:

Ror \V. Snares. ("mm MYERS.

